“Science is full of uncertainty and doubt. Even after a hypothesis has been tested and proven, even after something has become so fundamentally assumed that its truth becomes an accepted fact, unexpected deviations can arise, causing us to question everything we thought we knew. Take one of my own assumptions: vampires and werewolves don’t exist. I thought that one was pretty safe. Guess what? Unexpected deviation. Vampires and werewolves do exist, along with something else–gypsy healers–and I’m supposed to be one. Oh, joy. Now I get to relearn everything I thought I knew about… well, everything. Forgive me if I don’t jump for gypsy joy.” ~Alice
“How old are you, Lizzy?” Alice watched the girl as she was sitting on the bed. Lizzy looked as if today was simply an ordinary day for her, and
